TAIPEI [Taiwan], Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has announced that it has detected ten Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels in the vicinity of Taiwan between 6 a.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Wednesday. Taiwan MND spotted a Chinese balloon crossing the center line 115 km (62 nmi) northwest of Keelun at 8:03 a.m. (local time) on Tuesday, Taiwan News reported. According to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense, of the 10 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, two crossed the Taiwan Strait midline and four over the southwest corner of the country's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in response to Chinese activity. Entered. According to Taiwan News reports, aircraft, naval ships were dispatched and air defense missile systems were deployed to monitor the activity of the Chinese People's Liberation Arm (PLA). The Chinese balloon, which was found crossing the center line 115 km (62 nmi) northwest of Keelung.Traveled north at 8:03 am and disappeared at 8:50 am (local time). In a post on Twitter, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said, "10 PLA ​​aircraft and 7 PLAN ships flying in the vicinity of Taiwan were detected as of 6 a.m. today. The aircraft crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait and approached Taiwan." Entered SW ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and deployed appropriate forces to respond, Taiwan has detected Chinese military aircraft and naval vessels 57 times so far in April. Since September 2020, China has intensified its use of gray zone tactics by increasing the number of military aircraft and naval ships operating around Taiwan.According to the Taiwan News report, the gray zone strategy is "an effort or series of efforts beyond steady-state deterrence and assurance that one's security objectives are achieved without resorting to direct and major use of force, 9 On April 15, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said it detected seven Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels over the country between 6 a.m. (local time) on Monday and 6 a.m. (local time) on Monday. "As of 6am today (UTC+8), 7 PLA aircraft and 5 PLAN ships were detected operating in the vicinity of Taiwan," Taiwan's MND said in a post. 4 aircraft crossed the center line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the S and eastern ADIZ of Taiwan."